Kidney Foundation of Canada Funded project in the news.
DNA sequencing may provide a more effective way to predict a patient’s risk of kidney cancer recurrence and could one day lead to more personalized treatment. Studying the mutations in kidney cancer after surgery could help to better predict...
Guest Speaker: Dr. Dervla Connaughton
Dr. Dervla Connaughton is a nephrologist and kidney genetics specialist at London Health Sciences Centre and run a dedicated kidney genetics clinic that assesses patients and families with suspected genetic kidney disease. In this session, Dr. Connaughton will...
You know how devastating kidney disease can be, and you want to do something about it. You can take action in several ways. We make it easy by giving you tools and resources to make the greatest difference.
Today, I feel at peace
My name is Gilles Guindon, and I’m 54 years old. I’ve been married for 30 years and I have a son, Olivier. Over the course of my professional career, I’ve held various management positions. In December 2018, the life I knew was turned upside down. That’s when I walked into a...
Still time to donate to Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a global movement that celebrates generosity and kindness. It is a day to give back and make a difference in the world.
There’s still time for you to give and to support research that can make a transformational impact on those affected by...
Kidney Foundation says it’s time for a National Chronic Kidney Disease Framework
A new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study published in The Lancet in November 20251, shows that the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has substantially increased over the past three decades. In...
The Kidney Foundation is proud to continue to be a community partner of the seventh annual , which happens every year on April 7.
aims to inspire people to consider their wishes when it comes to organ and tissue donation and to talk to their family about this important decision.
This year’s design...